If it fails to crush the victim in its pincers, it will swing is around and toss it hard.

Blue

Yellow

Grips its prey in its pincers and squeezes hard! It can't move if it's cold, so it lives in warm places.

Gold

With its horns, it digs burrows to sleep in at night. In the morning, damp soil clings to its body.

Silver

Swings its long antlers wildly to attack. During cold periods, it hides deep in forests.

Crystal

When the temperature drops at night, it sleeps on treetops or among roots where it is well hidden.

Ruby

PINSIR is astoundingly strong. It can grip a foe weighing twice its weight in its horns and easily lift it. This POKÉMON's movements turn sluggish in cold places.

Sapphire

PINSIR has a pair of massive horns Protruding from the surface of these horns are thorns. These thorns are driven deeply into the foe's body when the pincer closes, making it tough for the foe to escape.

Emerald

Their pincers are strong enough to shatter thick logs. Because they dislike cold, PINSIR burrow and sleep under the ground on chilly nights.

Diamond

It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far.

Pearl

Platinum

It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far.

HeartGold

With its pincer horns, it digs burrows to sleep in at night. In the morning, damp soil clings to its body.

SoulSilver

It swings its long pincer horns wildly to attack. During cold periods, it hides deep in forests.

Black

It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far.

White

Black 2

It grips prey with its powerful pincers and will not let go until the prey is torn in half.

White 2

X

It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far.

Y

It swings its long pincer horns wildly to attack. During cold periods, it hides deep in forests.

Sun

The influence of Mega Evolution leaves it in a state of constant excitement. It pierces enemies with its two large horns before shredding them.

Moon

Bathed in the energy of Mega Evolution, its wings become unusually developed. It flies at speeds of approximately 30 mph.

Stadium 1

Grips and tears at its enemy with the two pincers on its head. Enemies with hard bodies are gripped and tossed.

Stadium 2

With its horns, it digs burrows to sleep in at night. In the morning, damp soil clings to its body.